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Day: July 13, 2013

Sto Lat

Saturday 13 July 2013

If, the day after your birthday, you visit friends in Poland, you shouldn’t be surprised to get a spontaneous rendition of “Sto Lat”

Sto lat, sto lat,
Niech żyje, żyje nam.
Sto lat, sto lat,
Niech żyje, żyje nam,
Jeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, niech żyje, żyje nam,
Niech żyje nam!

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If the friends are deeply rooted in the Polish Highlander tradition, you shouldn’t be surprised when Pan Gospodarz dashes off beforehand and returns with his altówka (viola) to accompany the marry well-wishers.

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And with that many instruments, it could hardly come as a surprise that all the kids decide to form a band.

Between Dział and Morawczyna

Saturday 13 July 2013

On the way back from Pyzówka where we visited friends (L’s godmother and one of K’s best friends since preschool — my friends too, but that was the initial connection), there’s a small hill that provides the most spectacular views of the Podhale region. Granted, this is not the standard way to get there, which would be Jablonka → Czarny Dunajec → Ludźmierz → Pyzówka. I go via Pieniążkowice because that was one of my favorite bike rides, and I love to revel in the past.

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And with views like this — the Tatra Mountains tucked in between heavy, gray clouds and dark green fields — who could blame me for taking longer, more time-consuming route?

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After the Rain

Saturday 13 July 2013

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Church of the Transfiguration, Jabłonka